Mirko Ilić has produced an analog interactive logo for the 7th Zagreb Jewish Film Festival in Croatia, with the theme “Equality.” Below are a few designs with applications of the logo by Sanja Kuzmanovic. See if the optical illusion meets the eye. The brain plays many tricks . . .

The Nazis occupied most of Yugoslavia by April 1941. After a Serbian uprising in July 1941, Milan Nedic was appointed the titular ruler. Under his auspices, the “Grand Anti-Masonic Exhibition” (a code for anti-semitic) opened in occupied Belgrade on October 22, 1941, and ended January 19, 1942. It was funded by the Germans to...

Recently in Holland there appeared a series of ads designed by Doom&Dickson for a HEMA’s push-up bra, using this tagline: A push-up bra that gives you 2 cup sizes extra. Modeled by Andrej Pejic. A man. So imagine what it can do for a woman. Andrej Pejic, male model from Bosnia, is from my...

Every publication makes a decisive choice about the tone it wants to set when it comes to covering a revolution. One obvious approach over the years is to use edgy, gritty, journalistic photography on the cover to capture the seriousness of the events. But often those images, no matter how hard hitting, pale in...

On Saturday, December 17th 2011, traveling on his train, Kim Jong-il, president of North Korea and star of the advertising world died. Here are some highlights of his advertising career. If you liked this Check out more of Mirko’s slideshows: These Boots are Made for Walking, Walking Over You: Jackboots over the years Boy “O” Boy:...

Since WWI, the image of the Jackboot has been used repeatedly as a symbol of totalitarianism and military aggression, often embellished with a symbol—just so you know who is oppressing whom. Why the sole of the boot (funny choice of words… it must be my English)? Because everything underneath the sole of the boot...

After posting “From Question Mark to Exclamation Point: A Visual History,” quite a few of you have sent me more samples which I did not include in my collection. Thank you, especially to Chisholm Larsson Gallery for their continued support in constantly sending us images. Here are a few beautiful samples, and over 70...

In Lubinje, a small, picturesque village of 3500 inhabitants, a few hours from Prishtina, the capital of Kosovo, members of the Trebesh community live in colorful houses. They also have a colorful custom – or rite – of “beautifying brides on their wedding day,” writes Nita Deda in Kosovo 2.0 magazine. As part of...